Wiedza, ideologia, wiara, mit. O „najważniejszych wydarzeniach historycznych” starożytności w podręcznikach do kształcenia literacko-kulturowego dla liceów i techników

Abstract

The author of the article historical tables placed in seven textbooks for literary and cultural education in Secondary School and Technical School. It appears that, apart from historical events from ancient Middle East, Greece and Rome, they contain numerous events of mythical nature, e.g. coming from the Old Testament, which are the matter of Christian faith. The author claims that their selection is determined by denomination, and not based on the substance. “Historical” tables seem to be an instrument of ideological war for students’ minds. Apart from defining historical data, the aim of the article is to train methodologists, teachers and students in critical thinking not used, as it turns out, in the case of fragments coming from the Old Testament. The article gives rise to postulates of further examining textbooks for Polish literature education with respect to their hidden religious agenda.